Chinese Word: 怀 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

怀 (Trad.: 懷)HSK 4

Pinyin: huái

English Definition: bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child)

Chinese Definition:
①思念，想念：怀念。怀旧。怀乡。怀古。缅怀。
②包藏：怀胎。心怀鬼胎。胸怀壮志。怀瑾握瑜。怀才不遇。
③胸前：怀抱。抱在怀里。
④心中意：心怀。胸怀。正中(zhòng)下怀。耿耿于怀。
⑤安抚：怀柔。
⑥归向，使降顺：“怀敌附远，何招而不至？”

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 心

Pictophonetic: 不 indicates the sound; 忄 (heart) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 忄 [ xīn ] heart; mind; soul
- 不 [ bù ] no, not, un-; negative prefix

Similar Characters: 杯忭坏

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Example Words

怀疑	huái yí	to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of; to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that	HSK 4
关怀	guān huái	care; solicitude; to show care for; concerned about; attentive to	HSK 6
怀念	huái niàn	to cherish the memory of; to think of; reminisce	HSK 5
情怀	qíng huái	feelings; mood
胸怀	xiōng huái	one's bosom (the seat of emotions); breast; broad-minded and open; to think about; to cherish	HSK 6

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Example Sentences

1		xiǎo hái ér 小孩儿 zài 在 mā mā 妈妈 de 的 huái lǐ 怀里 shuì zháo 睡着 le 了。 The baby fell asleep in its mother's arms.
2		rán ér 然而， tā 他 de 的 què 确 shì 是 huái 怀 yǒu 有 tóng yàng 同样 de 的 jī qíng 激情， měi cì 每次 quán shēn xīn 全身心 dì 地 ài 爱 tā men 她们， zhèng shì 正是 yīn wèi 因为 rú cǐ 如此， tā 他 bì xū 必须 chóng fù 重复 zhe 着 tā 他 de 的 tiān fù 天赋 hé 和 nà zhǒng 那种 shēn suì 深邃 de 的 gǎn qíng 感情 zhuī qiú 追求。 But it is indeed because he loves them with the same passion and each time with his whole self that he must repeat his gift and his profound quest.
3		tā men 他们 xiāng yù 相遇 bìng 并 xiāng ài 相爱 le 了， dàn 但 tā 他 fā xiàn 发现 tā 她 yǐ jīng 已经 huái 怀 le 了 nà gè 那个 é guó 俄国 tè gōng 特工 de 的 hái zi 孩子。 They meet and fall in love, but he discovers that she's pregnant by the Russian agent.
4		tā men 她们 zhù 住 dé 得 hěn 很 jìn 近， ér qiě 而且 tā men 她们 dōu 都 huái 怀 le 了 hái zi 孩子， kě lián 可怜 de 的 xiǎo 小 jiā 家 huǒ 伙 zài 再 yě 也 kàn 看 bù 不 dào 到 tā men 他们 de 的 fù qīn 父亲。 They lived near each other, and both were pregnant with babies who would never see their fathers.
5		tā 他 àn zhōng 暗中 huái 怀 yǒu 有 bào fù 报复 de 的 xiǎng fǎ 想法。 He secretly entertained thoughts of revenge.

More Sentences

1		xiǎo hái ér 小孩儿 zài 在 mā mā 妈妈 de 的 huái lǐ 怀里 shuì zháo 睡着 le 了。 The baby fell asleep in its mother's arms.
2		rán ér 然而， tā 他 de 的 què 确 shì 是 huái 怀 yǒu 有 tóng yàng 同样 de 的 jī qíng 激情， měi cì 每次 quán shēn xīn 全身心 dì 地 ài 爱 tā men 她们， zhèng shì 正是 yīn wèi 因为 rú cǐ 如此， tā 他 bì xū 必须 chóng fù 重复 zhe 着 tā 他 de 的 tiān fù 天赋 hé 和 nà zhǒng 那种 shēn suì 深邃 de 的 gǎn qíng 感情 zhuī qiú 追求。 But it is indeed because he loves them with the same passion and each time with his whole self that he must repeat his gift and his profound quest.
3		tā men 他们 xiāng yù 相遇 bìng 并 xiāng ài 相爱 le 了， dàn 但 tā 他 fā xiàn 发现 tā 她 yǐ jīng 已经 huái 怀 le 了 nà gè 那个 é guó 俄国 tè gōng 特工 de 的 hái zi 孩子。 They meet and fall in love, but he discovers that she's pregnant by the Russian agent.
4		tā men 她们 zhù 住 dé 得 hěn 很 jìn 近， ér qiě 而且 tā men 她们 dōu 都 huái 怀 le 了 hái zi 孩子， kě lián 可怜 de 的 xiǎo 小 jiā 家 huǒ 伙 zài 再 yě 也 kàn 看 bù 不 dào 到 tā men 他们 de 的 fù qīn 父亲。 They lived near each other, and both were pregnant with babies who would never see their fathers.
5		tā 他 àn zhōng 暗中 huái 怀 yǒu 有 bào fù 报复 de 的 xiǎng fǎ 想法。 He secretly entertained thoughts of revenge.

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